Kwan-Yin

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Kwan-Yin (Pinyin: Guānyīn) is the female bodhisattva of compassion venerated by East Asian Buddhists. It is generally accepted among east Asian adherents that Guanyin originated as the Sanskrit Avalokiteśvara.